PARASITES IN STOOL??!! - Page 1

HELP!!!!!! MY FIVE MONTH GERMAN SHEPHERD HAS HAD PARASITES FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. We go to the vet and it gets better and then boom-its back! Does anyone else have this issue? I've been to the vet three times- the vet even kept him for three days for observation and treatment. Today I picked up his stool and it's back- so tired of spending money on vets!!

What kind of parasites?? If you are seeing tapeworm which looks like grains of rice; or if it looks like longer strands of something that is roundworm, both can be cleared up with Drontal Plus which also covers whip and hookworm. Now if you are being re-infected or reinfested with fleas, then YES you will keep seeing recurring worms. I would also give puppy a 5 day treatment of panacur (Safeguard for goats is also panacur) liquid treatment; 1 cc per five pounds of body weight. Repeat in about 2-4 weeks for another 5 days consequtively.

PS: if you can find out what your vet was using for wormer and avoid using that again. Nan

What do the parasites look like? Normally, in the stool or on the dog, you would only see either roundworms - long, thin  and white like spaghetti - or tapeworms, flat pinkish white segments about the size of a grain of rice. Sometimes tapes are shed in long pieces of joined segments. The vet should be able to get rid of either of them.

Get a different vet...the one you have now is taking you for a ride.

Knowing the type of parasites as the others have mentioned will be helpful.
What kind of living conditions is she in? Is she frequently kept in her feces? She could be reinfecting herself.
Were you consistent with the treatment? Skip a dose, end regime before it was supposed to, give proper sized dose, etc?
Do you have any other animals?
Are you feeding her anything other than kibble? Some things other than kibble can come out looking suspicious, such as rice if its undercooked.

Certain raw foods, especially fish, can harbour parasites. Fleas also serve as a host for tapeworms. Make sure your flea protection is up to date, and freeze raw foods before feeding to kill the parasites.

Also if your dog is eating its feces, it can re-infect itself.

I'm curious what type of food are you feeding the puppy and what is the dog's water source?

Grizzly K, no offense, but you obviously have access to the Internet, which means you clearly can do some basic due diligence and read up on the type of parasite[s] you're battling, familiarizing yourself with how the dog acquires them, what type of sanitation methods are needed to prevent reinfestation, what are the most effective treatments and so forth. When the vet kept your pup for three days, what exactly was the dog under observation FOR?

I can't deny that there are times when a client thinks a deworming product is the same thing as a magic wand, and that once it's been given it will forever prevent the dog from being re-infected if the area where dog eliminates is not kept sufficiently clean to prevent the dog from ingesting eggs that have been shed in its own, or many other animal's, feces...or the owner doesn't carefully ensure the dog has actually GOTTEN the FULL dosage of the wormer prescribed, because he or she spits the dewormer out or doesn't take the entire dose--and the last ditch is often to keep the animal at the clinic to administer the wormer there, by the vet or one of the techs, to ensure that the complete dose is ingested. It's a sort of 'magical thinking' fee, because those magic wands are freakin' expensive.

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eHookworms come from dirt. If your puppy is not on concrete or in housr he's reinfedting. Same for all worms. He is eating his poop or someone else's.
Go get Safeguard Goat wormer
Worm as poster above told you but do it for 5 days.
Have you started Heart guard. Or a wormer for heart worms?
Start in 10 days n once a month as directed. That wormer Ivemectin will rid dog of all worms also
Deer spread whipworms . Cats n other dogs spread tapes. From fleas as do squirrels possums etc
Your vet ???? Did he tell you what parasite? Or worm. Is it cocci or guardia?


Any of this fit your living quarters.? Spray n clean area puppy is in change pen location. Get on heart guard as Mosquitos infect all dogs when least expect
Give us more info. I have never taken any dog to a vet for worming. Yes read up on puppy care. What does your breeder tell you ? Did they tell you pup was wormed and with what? Do u live in USA ?
www.revivalanimal.com. Or nearest Feed n Farm store. In your town. Vets love money